Happy August

Wow it was hot and sticky last night.
I went off to sleep with no problems, but my bursting bladder woke me up at 2.30am and I did struggle at getting back off to sleep again because of the heat. My own fault as I didn't switch the electric fan on, mainly because it had got stuck on full speed and it would have been like sleeping in a wind tunnel, plus I was worried that it would blow up while I was sleeping!
Didn't matter too much though, as I just shut my eyes and pretended I was sleeping in a hotel room in Turkey again and just went through all the fun times that we have had over there. There are so many funny moments, that I fell asleep after just trip two out there.

Mother and I went off to Maldon again today as it was silly to stay and eat indoors. The place was heaving with families picnicking, splashing about in the water park, crabbing in the boating lake, messing about on the water or just walking up and down the prom taking in the beautiful weather.
We sat for ages, mother in the car with all the doors and windows open and myself in my deckchair next to her open door, just reading and eating. Of course I was eating healthy stuff being the good girl that I am!
Mother kept trying to use her dementia as an excuse for nicking my brand new 'Hello' magazine that had arrived just as I was about to pick her up... Ha not buying into that one mother, you wryly old bird you!
I did go for a stroll down the prom and back on my own, trusting in my 'go faster' walker today and only had to sit down once on the way back, so I am doing more exercising so I must be getting stronger.
Plus I thought it might stop my calves from totalling seizing up from the exercises on Monday, and it seemed to work.

Tonight was a really lovely evening and only goes to show that I do talk sense sometimes.
I said to Rosemary when she was at her leaving do and fretting about not seeing her work friends anymore, that the ones that you want to see, you will see and you'll be able to spend quality time with them rather than a rushed snippet here and there at work.
Tonight was a prime example, as I got to have a meal with one of these lovely ladies who I used to work with and was on sick leave when I left and we spent three hours happily chatting the night away.
The food was good too and I only cheated a little bit on my dessert!

Driving home was a bit like driving through the film set of 'The Hound of the Baskervilles.' As where it had been raining hard while we were eating, the steam was rising off the roads and was quite misty in places. Thank goodness I didn't break down.
I was a bit of a bull in a china shop getting out of the hotel car park though as the barrier wouldn't lift up, so I drove over the kerb instead to get out. Unfortunately it was rather higher than I thought, so hopefully no damage done to my car, but I did take it very carefully.
And there was me bragging about how patient and composed that I had become since being ill... obviously still got a little way to go!

Lots of love Debbie x